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Rauschenberg’s Canyon Goes to MOMA: Nationalization Case Study
On November 28, The New York Times ran a story titled “MOMA Gets Treasure that Met Also Coveted,” which focused on the decision by Ileana Sonnabend’s heirs to donate an important artwork by Robert...
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Skate’s Art Stocks Review – November/December 2012: Sotheby’s Q3 2012...
In this issue: Sotheby’s Q3 2012 Results: Ongoing Core Activity Downturn Offset by Private Sales and Finance Services Collectors Universe: New CEO Robert Deuster Appointed Amid Uncertainty Skate’s Art...
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Monthly Art Investment Ideas – December 2012
This issue of Skate’s Art Investment Review focuses on the most important November results as well as on a major upcoming December Sotheby’s auction devoted to Old Masters. In this Issue: November 2012...
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Noble Leads Consolidation in the UK Collectibles Market
This week, Noble Investments (UK) plc—a London-based international rare coin, banknote, medal and stamp dealer, as well as auctioneer (and a constituent company of Skate’s Art Stocks Index)—made an...
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Skate’s Annual Art Investment Report – Part 1
Welcome to Skate’s Annual Art Investment Report for 2012! This year, our report will be published in three parts. Part 1 focuses on Skate’s Top 5000 ranking of the world’s most valuable works of art by...
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Skate’s Annual Art Investment Report – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of Skate’s Annual Art Investment Report for 2012! Skate’s has expanded on its prior rankings of global e-commerce players and listed art industry companies to create the Skate’s Art...
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Collectors Universe: Numismatic Market Downturn Hits Overall Performance,...
On February 7, 2013, Collectors Universe filed second quarter and half year performance results that reflect a troubled position for the company. Although the three months ended December 2012 are...
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Skate’s Art Investment Review – February 2013
This issue of Skate’s Art Investment Review focuses on the most important auction results in February and provides a detailed comparison of performance this year versus 2012. This issue also contains...
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Skate’s Art Stocks Review – March 2013
In this Issue: Sotheby’s Announces 2012 Performance Results, Falls Behind Christie’s Artprice 2012 Annual Performance: Stagnating Revenues amid Chinese Expansion MCH Group Sees Skyrocketing Share Price...
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Introducing Skate’s Focus – Poland’s Art Market
In 2013, in addition to regular publications dedicated to the state of the global art market, Skate’s is pleased to present a new angle of our research—Skate’s Focus. Upon choosing a particular...
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Skate’s Art Stocks Review – April 2013
In this Issue: Mallett’s Self-Salvation Strategy after Low 2012 Performance Weng Fine Art Announces 135% Profit Growth in 2012 and Plans to Integrate Further Activities into Current Business...
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Insights into the Premium Market for Zao Wou-Ki’s Artworks
On April 9, the art world lost one of the most prominent artists of a generation. Zao Wou‐Ki, an abstract painter with mixed French and Chinese heritage, passed away at 93. During his life Zao Wou‐Ki...
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Neuendorf Goes All-In as artnet Melts Away, and Global Pure-Play Art...
artnet delayed publication of its 2012 financial results by over four weeks and finally released the results on Monday, April 29. Hardly a surprise, artnet’s annual report now evidences what Skate’s...
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Skate’s Art Stocks Review – May 2013
In this Issue: Sotheby’s Q1 2013 Performance: Fierce Competition and Focus on New Markets Leaves Auction House at a USD 22 Million Loss Collectors Universe Record Revenues Pave the Way for Asian...
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Sotheby’s shares up 7.5% this week on Marcato annoucement
Since trading opened on Monday, July 29, shares in Sotheby’s have jumped 7.5% to close at $45.00 today, July 31, 2013. In a filing issued Monday, Marcato Capital Management, a hedge fund, disclosed a...
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Collectors Universe Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.325 Per Common Share
Collectors Universe, a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, as well as a constituent of Skate’s Art Stocks Index,...
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Amazon Diversifies into the Art Market: New Player Has Potential to Dominate...
Amazon, a global online retailer that has become the leading consumer destination on the internet (most popular online retailer and eighth most popular website in terms of frequency of visitors*) will...
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Skate’s Semiannual Report 2013
The global art market is currently in the midst of its traditional summer break, which provides an opportune time to focus on the results of auction sales from the first half of 2013. Despite a number...
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Upturn in U.S. Market Boosts Mallett’s Profits
Mallett, a publicly traded antiques and fine art dealer, recently published its results for the six months ended June 30. The London and New York based company posted a pretax profit of GBP 0.2...
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Insights on Investment Results of Impressionist and Modern Art Sales in New York
New York’s extravaganza of November auctions has presented the first batch of sales results highlighting collectors’ current appetite for blue chip Impressionist and Modern works. In total, Christie’s...
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